Portrait of Achille Delesse

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Achille Delesse

Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (died 1881)

Born
February 3, 1817
Died
March 24, 1881
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1817

About Achille Delesse

Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse was a French geologist and mineralogist. He is credited for inventing the Delesse principle in stereology. Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse (3 February 1817 – 24 March 1881) was a French geologist and mineralogist.

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The world when Achille Delesse was born

Achille Delesse was born in 1817. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJames Monroe inaugurated as 5th President
  • Technology milestoneFirst bicycle (draisine) invented
  • Defining fadDraisine bicycle craze
  • World population~985M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Monroe
  • U.S. population8.9M

1817 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Achille Delesse's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18172026
Population8.9M341 million

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